I want to know why is the M26E1 reload 11 seconds? It has the same shells length wise as a short 90mm cannon?? It gets out reloaded by a basic crew Tiger 2, doesnt seem balanced to me.
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i thinks becouse it need to load 2 shells, the ,charger-> the ammo with the gunpowder" and the bullet, so the warhead. Warhead need to be loeded and the charger. both are located in the hull or in the turret.
The charger is in the shell cartridge, with the shell itself, only the T32 series tanks have that
The m26e1 had a new cannon made for it that specifically decreased the shell length for easier loading, and the difference in reload times is barely 1-2 seconds compared to the other T26E1-1 or T32E1
Firing trials with the T15E1 revealed that the length and weight of the single-piece ammunition made it difficult to stow inside the tank and load into the gun breech.
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The M26E1 uses the T54, not the T15E1, which increased its ability to reload the cannon
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It uses shortened shells and one piece ammunition, unlike the T15E1/E2
